Outhouses
Today’s guestpost was written by Garland Davis. OUTHOUSES by: Garland Davis Every house outside the city had one. You know,…
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Polly Put The Kettle On
The rhyme Polly Put the Kettle on was first published in 1797. The history behind this nursery rhyme is my favorite…
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WC Penland’s History
One of the things I wanted to do on the Blind Pig during 2014 was to complete the story of…
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Have You Ever Been Frustrated, Flustered, OR How About Flusterated?
A few weeks ago Don Casada sent me the email below: “I was reading through Volume XV of North…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Plowing
Appalachian Proverb: “He who on the farm would thrive; must either hold the plow or drive.” Lucky for us-these days…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 65
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Jaggedy Jew down Jim jams Job…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Begun Is Half Done
Sometimes I give myself pep talks. Do you ever do that? The last few weeks have been unusually busy for…
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Who isn’t familiar with the little tune Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? The ditty is known world wide and who knows…
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Until Our Footsteps Fall Here Again
Today’s guest post was written by Jimmy Gentry. Until Our Footsteps Fall Here Again written by Jimmy Gentry…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – It’s Prom Season In Appalachia
Now through early May is prom season in Appalachia. Most high schools in my area have senior proms-although a few…
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Planting By The Signs April 2014
April is here and I still don’t have my sugar snap peas planted! I managed to get all the other…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 24
In Appalachia we often add the word in to our sentences even when it’s unnecessary. He said he saw the…
